Silyap Range

The Silyap Range (Russian: Силяпский хребет; Yakut: Силэп) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Ust-Nera.^[1]

Silyap Range
Силяпский хребет / Силэп
Silyap Range Location in Sakha, Russia
Highest point
Peak	Mount Chyon
Elevation	2,690 m (8,830 ft)
Dimensions
Length	100 km (62 mi) W/E
Width	30 km (19 mi) N/S
Geography
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Range coordinates	65°15′N 141°45′E
Parent range	Chersky Range, East Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest route	From Ust-Nera

Geography

The Silyap Range rises in the central area of the Chersky Range, to the west of the upper course of the Indigirka.^[2] Although the range is one of the smallest of the system, it has some of the most massive mountains of the range. The Silyap Range stretches in a roughly west–east direction for about 100 kilometers (62 mi). The highest peak is 2,690 metres (8,830 ft) high Mount Chyon (Гора Чён), also known as "Gora Chen", an ultra-prominent peak.^[3]

The larger Borong Range, another subrange of the Chersky Mountains, rises to the northwest, and the Porozhny Range to the north. The northern end of the Tas-Kystabyt rises roughly 70 km to the south of the range.^[4][5]

Schematic map of the Chersky System, with the Silyap range roughly in the center.

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Russia
• List of ultras of Northeast Asia